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you have many muslim majority countries including the largest, indonesia. you have islamist political parties participating within that system. when we have these discussions, we are narrowly focused on the narrow focus of the muslim world. we need to keep that experience in mind. the main point is that there's nothing inherently anti- democratic about is lomb in terms of political culture. i think we agree with that point. this is where we disagree, but given the middle east, the crushing social demographic, economic pressures they are facing, changes coming. i go back regularly and i support the motion as it is currently crafted. i think it is like debating gravity. you see the early results >> toomey it seems like a necessary first stage of this debate which we see unfold in egypt. some of them, but not all of them will try to set the table, but public debate and open debate and try to impose a model that closes off pluralism. i do not see this in egypt today is a realistic possibility as we sit here today. this clash is spilling over into the seats -- s
you have many muslim majority countries including the largest, indonesia. you have islamist political parties participating within that system. when we have these discussions, we are narrowly focused on the narrow focus of the muslim world. we need to keep that experience in mind. the main point is that there's nothing inherently anti- democratic about is lomb in terms of political culture. i think we agree with that point. this is where we disagree, but given the middle east, the crushing...
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indonesia quoted a stunning 30% clip in the most recent quarter, and that was on top of a 50% increase last year. to me these numbers speak to the universality of these numbers and the acceptance that tupperware's product is superior to good news that can be bought in a department store. when i asked him this morning how he can police his company and make sure that a big chunk of his sales don't go to other people whom sellers are trying to recruit as distributors, that's the herbal life model. he made it clear that less than 10% of his customers are sellers. the company spews cash. when i asked him if he would return to capital shareholders in the form of a special dividend. he responded that the board's ponder just such an action. still another reason to buy this company that is at its 52-week high. >> president obama hits the road to secure his position on the fiscal cliff. but why ral-- this is america. we don't let frequent heartburn come between us and what we love. so if you're one of them people who gets heartburn and then treats day after day... block the acid with prilosec ot
indonesia quoted a stunning 30% clip in the most recent quarter, and that was on top of a 50% increase last year. to me these numbers speak to the universality of these numbers and the acceptance that tupperware's product is superior to good news that can be bought in a department store. when i asked him this morning how he can police his company and make sure that a big chunk of his sales don't go to other people whom sellers are trying to recruit as distributors, that's the herbal life model....
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one of the most exciting stories regarding tupperware is how the very populous country of indonesia has become a market. indonesia grew at a stunning 30% clip in the most recent quarter, and that was on top of a 50% increase last year. india is up, too. to me these numbers speak to the universality of these numbers and the acceptance that tupperware's product is superior to goods that can be bought in a retail store. when i asked him this morning how he can police his company and make sure that a big chunk of his sales don't go to other people whom salespeople are trying to recruit as distributors, that's the herbalife model, he made it clear that less than 10% of his customers are sellers. the company spews cash. when i asked him if he would return capital to shareholders in the form of a special dividend, he responded that the board's pondering just such an action right now. still another reason to buy this company that is at its 52-week high. stick with cramer. but i'm still stubbed up. and i took nyquil, [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male ann
one of the most exciting stories regarding tupperware is how the very populous country of indonesia has become a market. indonesia grew at a stunning 30% clip in the most recent quarter, and that was on top of a 50% increase last year. india is up, too. to me these numbers speak to the universality of these numbers and the acceptance that tupperware's product is superior to goods that can be bought in a retail store. when i asked him this morning how he can police his company and make sure that...
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has collapsed but rather than the eight geography is in its preciousness as now you have people in indonesia that care about what they did interrupting the flotilla and you have crawled in bangladesh and i'm sure tomorrow we may see in malaysia and indonesia and elsewhere enraged about the movie a was made in california but while rage can spread around the world, it is a starting point. once you start to analyze what is likely to happen in egypt next and in syria you get different scenarios based on the legacy of geography. geography shows libya was in the country but a geographical expression with triple the oriented than tunisia or alexandria and egypt so it can only be governed through the totalitarian means and once that collapses though we have an elected government in tripoli it cannot project power beyond a greater aaa lisieux you have a problem with governor allin capacity and lydia that cannot deal with the crisis in egypt it's different. in egypt you have a country that has been an age-old cluster of civilization for thousands of years, a cohesive community beyond the normal where
has collapsed but rather than the eight geography is in its preciousness as now you have people in indonesia that care about what they did interrupting the flotilla and you have crawled in bangladesh and i'm sure tomorrow we may see in malaysia and indonesia and elsewhere enraged about the movie a was made in california but while rage can spread around the world, it is a starting point. once you start to analyze what is likely to happen in egypt next and in syria you get different scenarios...
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jon: breaking news from indonesia r-, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in the banda sea, reported at a depth of 96 miles before the surface of the earth. according to the tsunami center that is too deep to generate a tsunami. it was eight years ago after christmas in 2004 when that monstrous tsunami killed roughly a quarter of a million people in indonesia thailand, that part of the world. this one apparently is not generating a tsunami warning because it was too deep below the surface of the earth to shift the ocean floor enough to cause a tsunami. we will continue to keep an eye on that story. well, he helped millions of people protect their computers from viruses. now john macafee is facing murder charges in central america. he says he's been targeted by corrupt authorities. we'll tell you why coming up. heavy snow blankets a huge part of the country. we'll tell you who got hit the hardest and whether there is more snow on the way anncr: some politicians seem to think medicare and... social security are just numbers in a budget. well, we worked hard for those benefits. we earned them. and
jon: breaking news from indonesia r-, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in the banda sea, reported at a depth of 96 miles before the surface of the earth. according to the tsunami center that is too deep to generate a tsunami. it was eight years ago after christmas in 2004 when that monstrous tsunami killed roughly a quarter of a million people in indonesia thailand, that part of the world. this one apparently is not generating a tsunami warning because it was too deep below the surface of the earth...
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growth is going to be outside of the european union in places like russia as well as india china brazil indonesia and so on so how do you see your relationship with russia developing well extremely encouraged by the way in which the trade and investment relationship with russia is developing we've seen british exports grow rather rapidly both in twenty eleven and continued into this year twenty twelve i think there's more to come one of my reasons for being here is that i brought with me a delegation of british businesses and these are medium sized businesses they're not large household names and they're not very small businesses they're medium sized businesses who are in the context of the british economy economy create so much of the growth the employment and are so central to the sustainable growth strategy and it's important that we encourage them to be looking at opportunities in international markets and i believe russia is a very exciting prospect for all it does seem some of the life some of the russian businessman are already looking at some opportunities in the u.k. . and in particular
growth is going to be outside of the european union in places like russia as well as india china brazil indonesia and so on so how do you see your relationship with russia developing well extremely encouraged by the way in which the trade and investment relationship with russia is developing we've seen british exports grow rather rapidly both in twenty eleven and continued into this year twenty twelve i think there's more to come one of my reasons for being here is that i brought with me a...
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as long as it remains pluralistic will be forced to rescind this in indonesia. in 2002, the largest muslim country got about 41% of the vote. not a majority, but they declined over the last couple of years to 29%. need to keep what are examples of when we talk about what's coming ahead in the middle east because i believe we are in the early stages of transformation and we'll talk about the complex power. a final point i hope we debate a little bit people certainly talk later today. the history of u.s. policy. it's an idea that two years this transition and i would call it arab awakening or arab spring. it's too early to characterize. we've only seen for country see their leadership change. it's very, very early. but the u.s. at this stage, the debate talks about how we actually adapt and become more nimble to these events. both in terms of how we deal with political islam and all other act or spirit we need to figure out how to judiciously engage support to a key factor, which are talked about here are not islamist forces. if you look at the most recent electio
as long as it remains pluralistic will be forced to rescind this in indonesia. in 2002, the largest muslim country got about 41% of the vote. not a majority, but they declined over the last couple of years to 29%. need to keep what are examples of when we talk about what's coming ahead in the middle east because i believe we are in the early stages of transformation and we'll talk about the complex power. a final point i hope we debate a little bit people certainly talk later today. the history...
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this is part of a broader narrative of a lot of manufacturers leaving china for vietnam, indonesia, bangladesh, mexico. this is really part of a decades-long trend. >> i have to leave it there. gordon chang, thank you very much. be sure to catch the tim cook interview tonight on "rock center with brian williams." that's at 10:00 p.m. central. >>> the french ought to stick with fine foods because we found out that their 75% tax rate on the rich doesn't work. the economy there is tanking, even worse, same story in britain. why would we want to copy their policies here in the usa? i'll try to get some answers in a moment. please stay with us. [ male announcer ] how do you trade? with scottrader streaming quotes, any way you want. fully customize it for your trading process -- from thought to trade, on every screen. and all in real time. which makes it just like having your own trading floor, right at your fingertips. [ rodger ] at scottrade, seven dollar trades are just the start. try our easy-to-use scottrader streaming quotes. it's another reason more investors are saying... [ all ] i'm with sc
this is part of a broader narrative of a lot of manufacturers leaving china for vietnam, indonesia, bangladesh, mexico. this is really part of a decades-long trend. >> i have to leave it there. gordon chang, thank you very much. be sure to catch the tim cook interview tonight on "rock center with brian williams." that's at 10:00 p.m. central. >>> the french ought to stick with fine foods because we found out that their 75% tax rate on the rich doesn't work. the economy...
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patsy from a stretch of land from morocco to indonesia from chechnya down to somalia. to kosovo and so forth and they've shipped them in and they've given them weapons and different countries have different groups right there is the syrian national council which is the french d.g.'s the secret service with money from cutter the most of the of these death squads are paid for by saudi arabia they take orders over the television from a guy called a ruler who is or a crazy fanatic and now we've got the new one which is the u.s. backed one the new syrian national coalition a new puppet group paid for by the u.s. organized by ambassador robert ford who had been the u.s. ambassador to damascus he's a guy who learned the death squad technique from the past master from negroponte in central america and then in baghdad and concerning this syrian national coalition the head of that is a very interesting guy he's an anglo dutch agent he's a british dutch agent he's an executive of royal dutch shell he's a lobbyist for royal dutch shell he's kind of like cause i remember karzai in
patsy from a stretch of land from morocco to indonesia from chechnya down to somalia. to kosovo and so forth and they've shipped them in and they've given them weapons and different countries have different groups right there is the syrian national council which is the french d.g.'s the secret service with money from cutter the most of the of these death squads are paid for by saudi arabia they take orders over the television from a guy called a ruler who is or a crazy fanatic and now we've got...
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starting today anyone with a phone in venezuela, south africa, indonesia and australia and india will be able to me message for free. it's subject to data fees which are lower than text fees but facebook is working with carriers in india and indonesia to offer discounted and free access to facebook messenger data. simon, over to you. >> that could be quite big further down the line i imagine. >>> up next on the program, the japanese operator subaru is looking to expand its presence in america after posting record november sales in the united states. how does the automaker plan to take on detroit's big three? the coo of subaru of america is here to give us his plan of attack next. ♪ [ male announcer ] 'tis the season to discover the kid in all of us. enjoy free shipping and great values on your holiday shopping from l.l. bean. military families face, we understand. at usaa, we know military life is different. we've been there. that's why every bit of financial advice we offer is geared specifically to current and former military members and their families. [ laughs ] dad! dad! [ appl
starting today anyone with a phone in venezuela, south africa, indonesia and australia and india will be able to me message for free. it's subject to data fees which are lower than text fees but facebook is working with carriers in india and indonesia to offer discounted and free access to facebook messenger data. simon, over to you. >> that could be quite big further down the line i imagine. >>> up next on the program, the japanese operator subaru is looking to expand its...
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they started doing less well by, there's a failed coup in indonesia in 1958, a botched cue in syria i think and 57. and eisenhower's own advisers quietly start telling him the problems here, the father of the -- [inaudible] then like bob lovett and david bruce, smart guys. you've got a problem. and he says, you know, and you to get rid of dulles, allen does. his brother, john foster dulles, sector essay, a little harder to fire him, but more importantly, ike said it takes a strange kind of genius to run an intelligence service. and he's right about that. and allen dulles did have a strange kind of genius. so ike was reluctant to get rid of them. so he did. i think he regretted. susan's dad told me after the u2 got shut down he went to his father on the plane, the paris summit about to collapse her some, and said to him, dad, you should have fired back i. and ike blew up and basically said i'm the president and you're not. but it was little defensive about it because, yeah, he probably should have. these things are always clear in retrospect than they are at the time. ike was a great m
they started doing less well by, there's a failed coup in indonesia in 1958, a botched cue in syria i think and 57. and eisenhower's own advisers quietly start telling him the problems here, the father of the -- [inaudible] then like bob lovett and david bruce, smart guys. you've got a problem. and he says, you know, and you to get rid of dulles, allen does. his brother, john foster dulles, sector essay, a little harder to fire him, but more importantly, ike said it takes a strange kind of...
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we could be in places other than arizona because they have trouble in indonesia and congo and who wants to be levered to two places where they could wake up and be nationalized. >> most money assets are overseas. this gets them a bigger foot hofoothold in the united states. bhp did this. it's not the only mining company getting more leverage in the energy market. >> we'll keep an eye on shares of freeport. this is not your typical deal that investors immediately understand. >> what don't they know about the fiscal cliff? >> they look to be down 10%. >> we'll watch it. as people know in this market, many times the stock price has been going up. we'll keep an eye on this. it may be throwing people. what does it say about copper overall and the price of the metal. >> i worry, by the way, watch energy 21. this is exxi. another company that bought old properties. one of the things that's happening that's driving this, okay, is that there's new technology. american technology that's able to access oil that the big guys have given up on whether it be exxon given up on energy 21 has or bp and i
we could be in places other than arizona because they have trouble in indonesia and congo and who wants to be levered to two places where they could wake up and be nationalized. >> most money assets are overseas. this gets them a bigger foot hofoothold in the united states. bhp did this. it's not the only mining company getting more leverage in the energy market. >> we'll keep an eye on shares of freeport. this is not your typical deal that investors immediately understand. >>...
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freeport's largest overseas copper holding is in indonesia. they had trouble there. plus, recently the orders become harder to pull out of the ground, less expensive, is the writing on the wall that freeport might face expropriation some day? is this the beginning of the end of the company's best asset? and these acquisitions show the fallacy of playing the mining stocks instead of the ore. those who like copper, reach for freeport endlessly. best way to invest in copper is jjc, my initials and also the etf. they like their substantial gold holdings, go with the gld. yes, you have every reason to be upset if you own fcx. to me it seems that freeport got the short end of the stick and big shareholders other than the company's chairman can't be blamed for dumping the stock right into the selloff. and by all means, please, ring the register tomorrow, no later, tomorrow on plains and mcmoran exploration. stay with cramer.
freeport's largest overseas copper holding is in indonesia. they had trouble there. plus, recently the orders become harder to pull out of the ground, less expensive, is the writing on the wall that freeport might face expropriation some day? is this the beginning of the end of the company's best asset? and these acquisitions show the fallacy of playing the mining stocks instead of the ore. those who like copper, reach for freeport endlessly. best way to invest in copper is jjc, my initials and...
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worked with the united nations on counseling kids in the wake of disasters such as the haiti earthquake, indonesia tsunami. she's here and spent the last few days in rooms with some of those children who were in sandy hook sandy hook elementary school on friday. some of those children who had to walk out past the bodies of her classmates. she told me so many stories about their resilience, about how they may or may not be able to cope with what they have seen. she talked about one extraordinarily touching scene where she witnessed children helping children. listen. >> watching one child come in, a young boy come in being very shy and withdrawn and not wanting to talk to anybody and his head down and holding himself. and then watching two young of his school mates, girls, come rushing over to him and hugging him. hi, how are you? and just -- he started to melt a little bit. and they brought him over to where the toys were and they were talking to him and it brought him out of his shell. >> she says every child reacts differently in this kind of traumatic situation, john. she says the bottom line is
worked with the united nations on counseling kids in the wake of disasters such as the haiti earthquake, indonesia tsunami. she's here and spent the last few days in rooms with some of those children who were in sandy hook sandy hook elementary school on friday. some of those children who had to walk out past the bodies of her classmates. she told me so many stories about their resilience, about how they may or may not be able to cope with what they have seen. she talked about one...
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around the world and rob mentioned this as well that you have many countries including the largest, indonesia, in which the muslims participate in the democracy and you have the political parties within that system, so i think when we have discussions especially these days given the turmoil in the middle east we are very focused on the 20% of the muslim world and six and ten of the muslims live in the pacific region and we need to keep their experiences in mind and think about the death of their experiences, but the main point which i think we all agree on is there is nothing and it is anti-democratic about islam in terms of political culture and needing more than christianity or judea's some so we agree on that point. second, and this is where we disagree. given the middle east which i think we are going to focus on today, the crushing social democratic economic political pressures in the societies are facing a change is coming and i've lived in this part of the world for five years back in 1990 and i go back regularly and support the notion as it is crafted in part because i think it is lik
around the world and rob mentioned this as well that you have many countries including the largest, indonesia, in which the muslims participate in the democracy and you have the political parties within that system, so i think when we have discussions especially these days given the turmoil in the middle east we are very focused on the 20% of the muslim world and six and ten of the muslims live in the pacific region and we need to keep their experiences in mind and think about the death of...
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t while visiting indonesia,, i thailand, and the philippines ir octoberem i was reminded of thet economic vitality of southeast h asia and the fact that the ten countries comprising. [indiscernible] represent now the fourth larges. export market of the united states. these countries are center stag. to the circumstances with chinaa we must stand firm with our friends throughout asia and actively pursue prospects for a free trade and open sea lanes and other policies that will strengthen american economic fac growth t.lobal more broadly, we face the, specter of global resource constraints, especially deficiencies of energy and food that can stimulate conflict and deepen poverty. made we have made gains in domestic energy production. dep we remain highly vulnerable still our dependency on oil and equally important, even if we are able to produce more energy and home, we cannot isolate to e ourselves from energy drivenave shocks to the global economy. in other words, we have to cooperate with other nations ing improving the global system of manufacturing and moving energy supplies currently
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applemaker is confirming plans for a hand set factory in indonesia. foxconn now saying no timeline has been set. it would cost $5 billion to $10 billion following worker deaths, sudz and other things foxconn and apple has set pledged to bridge a new building steemt. >>> leo g ray kowski is the asset managements. really, leo? do you oversee $178 billion? >> i have a lot of help, swroe. >> that sounds like you would have a lot more wrinkles and look a lot more haggard if you had that responsibility. if we get a cliff deal which is looking closer, are our problems over in terms of this sort of market that's been stuck in the mud for a decade, do you think? >> i think a lot depends on time frame, but no is the short answer to your question. i think, you know, markets being discounting mechanisms, i think it's very unlikely that here in the short-term, we get the type of meaningful entitlement reform and a thoughtful and cogent tax code that businesses and individuals can rely on for many, many years. i think that's what will provide us some multiple expan
applemaker is confirming plans for a hand set factory in indonesia. foxconn now saying no timeline has been set. it would cost $5 billion to $10 billion following worker deaths, sudz and other things foxconn and apple has set pledged to bridge a new building steemt. >>> leo g ray kowski is the asset managements. really, leo? do you oversee $178 billion? >> i have a lot of help, swroe. >> that sounds like you would have a lot more wrinkles and look a lot more haggard if you...
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rebounds the asia-pacific, both our existing alliances, and new partnerships including with india and indonesia. not really new but integrating partnerships but our partnership with china is critical. as we look at both opportunities to build on cooperation and franken opportunity compete economically and then to avoid any prospect in light of conflict. so those are a critical element. as we think about international institutions including both regional and more broad international institutions, those are a key part of that as well. to us, the other two pieces i'm going to put in our presence. with 60 years of history where the united states has provided a stabilizing role toward economic development, and the fact that most of international trade floats, as the apple noted, is a key part of that. and with a strong interest, not just the asia-pacific region by the international community does. so as we continue to sustain and enhance our presence through a stabilizing function and fun at the end of the day when you have the capacity as a u.s. military to have policy as well. that's a global capa
rebounds the asia-pacific, both our existing alliances, and new partnerships including with india and indonesia. not really new but integrating partnerships but our partnership with china is critical. as we look at both opportunities to build on cooperation and franken opportunity compete economically and then to avoid any prospect in light of conflict. so those are a critical element. as we think about international institutions including both regional and more broad international...
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the first member of congress to visit cambodia in two years when we visited indonesia. we worked hard on the sovereignty and maritime issues in the south china sea. we initiated and sponsored two important senate resolutions regarding china's recent aggression in the south china sea. again, we initiated this from the staff members in our office. i could go on. let me just say that the other areas, important areas that our staff have worked on in the past six years include our pioneering work and economic fairness, the need for stronger programs in the areas of adult education, the efforts from inside our office to encourage a full spectrum of energy development, the preservation of civil war battlefields and the vital need to rebalance the constitutional relationship between the congress and the presidency, which i have pursued in both administrations that have been in office while i have been a member of the united states senate. and at this point, because i really will not have time to list all of the contributions by my staff members, i would ask unanimous consent, m
the first member of congress to visit cambodia in two years when we visited indonesia. we worked hard on the sovereignty and maritime issues in the south china sea. we initiated and sponsored two important senate resolutions regarding china's recent aggression in the south china sea. again, we initiated this from the staff members in our office. i could go on. let me just say that the other areas, important areas that our staff have worked on in the past six years include our pioneering work...
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least still partially operational and still emitting a very strong radio signal and it just passed over indonesia. >> what would that mean then if you lose control ever that satellite, what then? >> it could tumble down to earth. here is the big story, the fact that north koreans were able to get this satellite into space in the first place. they had the delivery system on this rocket which is basically the same as -- the same delivery system as there typodone ii system. that is the missile system they've been testing for years and years annex tepbld the range so it could reach the continental united states. this is scary. they are closer to having a missile that could reach the united states. bill: it's far more serious especially when you consider the sanctions on this country. if has been labeled a success, whether you're for it or the rest of the world is against this. i'm going to show you, sir, to our viewers at home here, here is north korea, this missile shot off from the east coast of north korea. you had a little of it land here in the yellow sea and a little bit more down here in the p
least still partially operational and still emitting a very strong radio signal and it just passed over indonesia. >> what would that mean then if you lose control ever that satellite, what then? >> it could tumble down to earth. here is the big story, the fact that north koreans were able to get this satellite into space in the first place. they had the delivery system on this rocket which is basically the same as -- the same delivery system as there typodone ii system. that is the...
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the president and treasury secretary baker were in japan and visited philippines and indonesia. so he calls baker and i'm assuming it's about 12 hours difference. he said jim, the president's going to love this bill. he said he's really going to love it. and there's pause and baker is talking. jim, just tell him to shut up. his friends are not going to like this bill and are going to want to get to him but the president is going to like it and don't say anything to him until we can brief him. that's the way the bill passed and that was the process. >> that was the process back in 1986. can that be the process today? feels like a different environment. >> sort of watching "lincoln." when politics worked. i don't know. we are in the middle of a political test of wills on marginal tax rates and funny we aren't fighting the underlying principle, wealthy people ought to pay more and get our economy back on track. right now the president thinks he was vindicated by his victory and wants republicans to give on marginal tax rates and they don't want to do that. but he has the whipped ha
the president and treasury secretary baker were in japan and visited philippines and indonesia. so he calls baker and i'm assuming it's about 12 hours difference. he said jim, the president's going to love this bill. he said he's really going to love it. and there's pause and baker is talking. jim, just tell him to shut up. his friends are not going to like this bill and are going to want to get to him but the president is going to like it and don't say anything to him until we can brief him....
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island nation located strategically between the united states territory of guam, the philippines and indonesia. captured in world war ii, palau became part of the u.s. administered trust territory of the pacific islands. in 1994 it became part of an association which grants the u.s. military rights that the department of state calls -- quote -- "vital to our national security." the compact also provided palau with an initial 15-year assistance and that ended in 2009. the agreement would extend and phase out u.s. assistance by 2024. congress has provided stopgap funding since 2009, but the department of defense wrote to our committee, the committee on energy and natural resources in april of 2011, stating -- quote -- "failure to follow through on our commitments to palau as reflected in the proposed agreement would jeopardize our defense posture in the western pacific." the agreement provides for the phaseout of financial assistance for operation, construction and maintenance. the congressional budget office's ten-year budget estimate for direct spending is $171 million. the u.s. commitment to
island nation located strategically between the united states territory of guam, the philippines and indonesia. captured in world war ii, palau became part of the u.s. administered trust territory of the pacific islands. in 1994 it became part of an association which grants the u.s. military rights that the department of state calls -- quote -- "vital to our national security." the compact also provided palau with an initial 15-year assistance and that ended in 2009. the agreement...